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US appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries

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On September 18, a US federal appeals court in Boston rejected a Trump administration policy allowing rapid deportation of migrants to third countries without due process. The ruling upheld a lower-court decision from February that deemed the Department of Homeland Security's policy unlawful. Since 2025, over 25,000 migrants have been sent to at least 29 third countries under this policy, primarily Mexico, according to Third Country Deportation Watch. The case is expected to reach the US Supreme Court.
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On September 18, 2026, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit rejected a policy initiated by President Donald Trump's administration that allowed authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without providing them an opportunity to raise safety concerns or contest deportation. The ruling largely upheld a February decision by US District Judge Brian Murphy, declaring the Department of Homeland Security’s third-country removal policy unlawful. Under this policy, over 25,000 migrants were deported to at least 29 countries, often Mexico, without due process. Trina Realmuto from the National Immigration Litigation Alliance stated that the decision confirms the necessity for due process and protection against persecution or torture, regardless of diplomatic assurances from receiving nations. The Trump administration is expected to appeal this ruling, potentially taking the case to the US Supreme Court.

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1st US Circuit Court of Appeals BOSTON Mexico the US Department of Homeland Security's the US Supreme Court

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Trump PERSON · 4× Murphy PERSON · 3× BOSTON GPE · 2× 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals ORG · 1× Human Rights First ORG · 1× Mexico GPE · 1× Refugees International ORG · 1× Third Country Deportation Watch ORG · 1× the US Department of Homeland Security's ORG · 1× the US Supreme Court ORG · 1×

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The Trump administration had twice before in the same case convinced the Supreme Court to intervene after Murphy had ruled against it in earlier phases of the litigation over the third-country policy, and it had indicated a willingness to go back to the high court again if the 1st Circuit upheld Murphy's latest ruling.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18
🔮 US District Judge Brian Murphy had concluded that the policy, adopted in March 2025 as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, failed to protect migrants' due process rights and could lead to their swift deportation without notice to unfamiliar and potentially dangerous countries.
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US appeals court rejects Trump policy allowing swift deportations to third countries BOSTON, Sept 18 - asserted
court → reject → countries
A US federal appeals court rejected on Friday a Trump administration policy that allows authorities to rapidly deport migrants to countries other than their own without giving them a chance to raise safety concerns. asserted
authorities → reject → concerns
Ruling in a case that is likely headed to the US Supreme Court, a three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld a February decision by a lower-court judge that declared the US Department of Homeland Security's policy was unlawful. asserted
policy → rule → judge
The case is a key test of what due process protections the government must provide migrants before removing them to countries they have no connection to. asserted
they → provide → connection
Under Trump, the administration has entered into a series of agreements that have allowed it to send more than 25,000 migrants to at least 29 third countries, in many cases Mexico, according to Third Country Deportation Watch, a project run by Refugees International and Human Rights First. uncertain
it → enter → International
DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday's court decision. asserted
DHS → respond → decision
US District Judge Brian Murphy had concluded that the policy, adopted in March 2025 as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, failed to protect migrants' due process rights and could lead to their swift deportation without notice to unfamiliar and potentially dangerous countries. uncertain
policy → conclude → countries
The Trump administration had twice before in the same case convinced the Supreme Court to intervene after Murphy had ruled against it in earlier phases of the litigation over the third-country policy, and it had indicated a willingness to go back to the high court again if the 1st Circuit upheld Murphy's latest ruling. asserted
Circuit → convince → ruling
That ruling came in a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of migrants facing deportation to countries not previously named in their removal orders or identified in their immigration court proceedings. asserted
ruling → come → proceedings
Under the policy, migrants can be deported to such countries if immigration authorities have credible diplomatic assurances they will not be persecuted or tortured there. asserted
they → deport → assurances
Alternatively, authorities can proceed if they have given migrants as little as six hours of notice that they are being sent to such a country. asserted
they → proceed → country
Murphy, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, set aside the policy and declared that migrants who had been subject to it had a right to meaningful notice and a chance to raise objections to being deported to third countries. asserted
who → set → countries
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